Lesson 07

Lesson 07
Wedding

Lesson Goals
 Talk about different customs and traditions in a
wedding

Vocabulary

bride
groom

veil

pocket square

bouquet
tuxedo

wedding gown

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Reading

Weddings around the World

- In China currently the minimum legal

- In Mexico people under the age
age for marriage is 22 for males
of 18 may not get married without
and 20 for females.
parental consent.

- For centuries, Chinese brides wore the

-Mexicans usually get married in a
traditional qipao, a bright-red silk dress
summer evening.
with gold embroidery.

- During the ceremony, the groom

would give his bride 13 gold coins which
symbolized Christ and his apostles.
-Mexican wedding serves spicy rice,
. enjoy a performance called the lion
beans and tortillas. The traditional
Mexican wedding cake is made with nuts
and dried fruit and soaked in rum.
- Chinese wedding serves 10- to
12-course banquet.
- The couple and their guests would
dance, in which performers dressed as
powerful felines swayed to the beat of
drums, gongs and cymbals to scare
away evil spirits.

Let’s Talk

 What is a wedding ceremony like in your country?

Tell something about it.